James Arnold Taylor and Ashley Ecksteinwill be providing hosting duties for Star Wars Weekends 2012. Taylor, the voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi, will be the official celebrity host, while Eckstein is the host for "Behind The Force", a behind the scenes show of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

The last Walmart exclusives are showing up at brick-and-mortar! (Better late than never!) So let's look at other exclusives too, talk about the future of the MTT which I really do hope does well, then we can examine who else might make neat Star Wars toys should Hasbro decide to go in another direction some day. Read on!

From our sponsors at Brians Toys: You've fought him once, now fight to find room for him in your living room! From the Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG comes the life-size Darth Malgus figure from Sideshow Collectibles. Yes, that's LIFE SIZE, and you can pre-order it today through Brian's Toys.

DK Publishing will be hosting an Attack of the Authors West Coast Tour with special appearances by authors, The 501st Legion, The Rebel Legion, R2 Builders Club, giveaways, photo opportunities, and a chance to win Star Wars prizes!

It's a one year anniversary of sorts, as LEGOLAND celebrates the launch of the Star WarsMiniland expansion in their Carlsbad, CA park. The 1:5 scale dioramas represent all 6 films and The Clone Wars television series utilizing over 1.5 million bricks. LEGOLAND held their ribbon cutting ceremony this morning and invited 22 kids from The Make A Wish Foundation. Members of the 501st Legion were also in attendance.

We have uploaded over 220 photos from this morning's LEGOLANDStar WarsMiniland Expansion launch event. Spanning every episode of the Star Wars saga including a theme from The Clone Wars, LEGO's Star Wars Miniland is truly a sight to behold.

Sideshow has begun taking pre-orders for their Darth Malgus Life Size Figure! The scourge of The Old Republic is priced at $5,999 with a $1,200 non-refundable deposit and scheduled for release in July.

From a semi-recent Battle Pack, Colonel Dyer is, for all intents and purposes, our best update of the Kenner Imperial Officer figure. Black uniform, gloves, and a blaster... he's our guy! So is the set worth your while? (Yes.) Read on!

Star Wars sales continue as the ramp up for Easter hits its peak; both Toys R Us and Target are both having half-off sales on Star Wars this week. On the latest Star Wars Action News podcast Marjorie and Arnie run down the sales, including how to maximize your Fighter Pods purchase, and where you can get an Ultimate Force F/X lightsaber for $10 shipped!